In a three-hour long talks with her Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj reiterated the position that a decision will be taken after the elections keeping in mind the country’s commercial considerations, energy security, and economic interests.
In his second visit to India this year, and 12 days after the US waivers ended on sanctions imposed on buying Iranian oil, Iran’s foreign minister Javad Zarif met with his Indian counterpart in New Delhi Sushma Swaraj.
Highly placed sources said that the visit of Iranian Foreign Minister took place at his own initiative to brief the Indian side on the Iranian approach to the recent developments in the region, including on Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and to review bilateral cooperation.
